Offaly v Waterford Stats...

Offaly v Waterford - All-Ireland Hurling Championship Qualifier, Semple Stadium, Saturday 19th July, 5.00pm

This will be only the second senior championship game between the counties, having met for the first time in the All-Ireland qualifiers in 2005 when Waterford won by 1-26 to 1-15 at Dr.Cullen Park. Paul Flynn (1-8), John Mullane (0-8) and Ken McGrath (0-5) were Waterford’s top scorers while Brian Carroll (0-5), Damien Murray (1-0) and Aidan Hanrahan (1-0) were Offaly’s top scorers.

Offaly were well beaten by Kilkenny in the Leinster semi-final last month but bounced back in great style to beat Limerick by ten points in a qualifier tie last Saturday. Waterford lost to Clare in the Munster quarter-final but revived their All-Ireland prospects with a comfortable qualifier win over Antrim.

How they got here
Waterford

Clare 2-26 Waterford 0-23 (Munster quarter-final)
Waterford 6-18 Antrim 0-15 (All-Ireland qualifier)

Waterford scorers
D Bennett...................0-11
J Mullane....................2-10
E Kelly........................2-3
E McGrath...................0-6
D Shanahan.................0-4
S Molumphy................1-1
G Hurney.....................1-1
J Nagle.........................0-2
S Prendergast...............0-1
D Coffey......................0-1
P Flynn........................0-1

Offaly

Offaly 4-22 Laois 2-12 (Leinster quarter-final)
Kilkenny 2-24 Offaly 0-12 (Leinster semi-final)
Offaly 3-19 Limerick 0-18 (All-Ireland qualifier)

Offaly scorers
B Carroll...................0-29
J Bergin.....................3-4
S Dooley......................0-8
D Molloy.....................1-2
G Healion....................1-1
D Hayden....................1-1
C Mahon.....................1-0
B Murphy...................0-2
P Cleary......................0-1
A Egan.........................0-1
R Hanniffy.....................0-1
J Brady..........................0-1
D Horan.........................0-1
D Currams.....................0-1